court-noué

noun

¦ku̇rˌnü¦ā,

-rnə¦wā

plural -s

: a disease of the grape characterized by shortening of internodes, by small leaves, and by decline of vigor

called also roncet

Word History

Etymology

French, from court short (from Latin curtus shortened) + noué knotted, past participle of nouer to tie, knot, from Old French noer

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